KRE vs XLF

SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF vs Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

Quick take
  • XLF has the lower expense ratio at 0.08% vs 0.35% for KRE.
  • KRE pays a higher dividend yield (2.25%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricKREXLF
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.35%0.08%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.25%1.52%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$4.17B$51.46B
YTD return
9.73%-4.87%
1-year return
3-year return
Annualized.
5-year return
Annualized.
10-year return
Annualized.
Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
1.310.85
P/E ratio
12.5616.49
Last price
$69.95$51.55
Inception
Issuer
State StreetState Street

KRE top holdings

Top holdings · KRE
EWBCEast West Bancorp Inc1.63%
WALWestern Alliance Bancorp1.60%
BPOPPopular Inc1.59%
PNFPPinnacle Financial Partners Inc1.59%
ZIONZions Bancorp NA1.58%
VLYValley National Bancorp1.55%
ASBAssociated Banc-Corp1.55%
UMBFUMB Financial Corp1.54%
FLGFlagstar Bank NA1.54%
TFCTruist Financial Corp1.54%
Sector breakdown · KRE
Financial Services100.0%

XLF top holdings

Top holdings · XLF
BRK-BBerkshire Hathaway Inc Class B11.66%
JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co11.34%
VVisa Inc Class A7.44%
MAMastercard Inc Class A5.50%
BACBank of America Corp4.76%
GSThe Goldman Sachs Group Inc3.72%
WFCWells Fargo & Co3.41%
MSMorgan Stanley3.08%
CCitigroup Inc3.00%
AXPAmerican Express Co2.32%
Sector breakdown · XLF
Technology1.7%
Financial Services98.0%
Industrials0.2%

About KRE

KRE (SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF) is US regional bank stocks. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $4.2B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.35%, a dividend yield of 2.25%. Its largest holding is East West Bancorp Inc (EWBC), which represents 1.6% of the portfolio. Financial Services is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.

About XLF

XLF (Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund) is S&P 500 financial sector. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $51.5B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.08%, a dividend yield of 1.52%. Its largest holding is Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B (BRK-B), which represents 11.7% of the portfolio. Technology is the fund's largest sector exposure at 1.7%.